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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: SWYOR-130C16
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Post Medieval hooked tag. The openwork plate consists of three holes in a trefoil formation (two above one) with a cusp projecting from each angle. At the top of the plate is a vertical triangular attachment loop and at the base is an integral hook with a ribbed collar at the top. The tip of the hook is missing. Compare PUBLIC-4B16D2 and NLM-9DC278. This design of hooked tag is less common than others. Hooked tags date from the 16th or 17th century. See Read Class E type 5 which are similar.
Class: Read Class E type 5
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.57 mm
Width: 13.93 mm
Thickness: 2.21 mm
Weight: 1.94 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 26th August 2011 - Monday 29th August 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at Central Searchers, Alford, Lincs
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2082
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Alford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF4476
Four figure Latitude: 53.261461
Four figure longitude: 0.157404
1:25K map: TF4476
1:10K map: TF47NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | Class E | Type 5 |
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